Management Of Small Schools In Rattanawapi District Under The Nong Khai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

The objective of this research were 1) to study the management of small schools in Rattanawapi District under Nong Khai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 according to the opinions of school administrators and teachers, and 2) to compare the management of small schools in Rattanawapi District under Nong Khai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 classified by position, educational level, and work experience. The sample group consisted of 178 school administrators and teachers in small schools in Rattanawapi District under Nong Khai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 in the academic year 2024. The research instrument was a 5-rating scale questionnaire with content validity ranging from 0.67 and reliability of 0.984 The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean ( ), Standard Deviation (S.D.), t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Fisher's Least-Significant Difference (LSD) for pairwise comparison. The research findings were as follows: The management of small schools in Rattanawapi District under Nong Khai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 consisted of 4 aspects: general administration, budget management, personnel management, and academic administration. The overall management was at a high level ( ) = 4.31). When considering each aspect individually, personnel management had the highest mean score (  = 4.45). The comparison of opinions on small school management classified by position and educational level showed no significant differences in both overall and individual aspects. However, when classified by work experience, there were statistically significant differences at the .05 level.